Aegyptiaca Romana: Nilotic Scenes and the Roman Views of Egypt (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World) [Hardcover]

M. J. Versluys (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9004124403 | ISBN-13: 978-9004124400 | Publication Date: December 1, 2002

A discussion of the meaning of the many Egyptian and egyptianising artefacts (Aegyptiaca) known from the Roman world using as its point of departure the so-called Nile scenes or Nilotic landscapes. Part I is an illustrated catalogue of Nilotic landscapes in the Roman world with an iconological and contextual interpretation of the genre. The conclusions thus reached are used and commented upon in Part II, providing the reader with two essays on, firstly, the meaning of Roman Aegyptiaca in general and, secondly, on the role this material culture played in the Roman perception of - and discourse on - Egypt.

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About the Author

M.J. Versluys, Ph.D. (2001) in Archaeology, Leiden University, teaches at several Dutch Universities. He published on Aegyptiaca and other subjects in different international magazines and is at present heading an international research team at Nemrud Dag (Turkey).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 509 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (December 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004124403
• ISBN-13: 978-9004124400
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,148,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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